Franks View Points
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1. Abortion- I view abortion as killing a child. In very rare cases one may become necessary to save the life of the mother; I cannot see a circumstance when a caesarian cannot be perform to save a mother’s life. Abortions are not safe procedures. I have faith in the justice system that in an occasion an abortion was performed to save a life a jury would be just.
2. Spending- Our economic and social problems are directly linked to the national government’s deficit spending. It is debauching our currency. Most of our national government’s spending is unconstitutional; in that in is not specifically a delegated power of our national government according to Article One of the constitution. The national government’s spending spree is undermining our culture and the budgets of our state, local governments and the American people through inflation. Spending cut should commence with spending that is unconstitutional.
3. Income taxes and taxes: I am opposed to income taxes in general. I favor the repeal of the 16th amendment. I propose we move to import taxes and excise taxes to fund our national government. We should tax activities we want to discourage and tax at the level to fund the national government to perform its delegated constitutional duties. Income tax taxes the very thing we want to encourage, production
4. Campaign Finance- If we limit the national governments ability to create money and stop the spending spree we would not need as much campaign reform and it would not have to regulate free speech, which violates the constitution the First Amendment to be precise. Our national government’s spending sprees first causality is our liberties. Endless spending requires ceaseless regulation to preserve the spurious value of our fiat currency. I will support a constitution amendment giving the president the power of line item veto.
5. Crime: Spending reductions at the national level will reduce the crime rates. Punishing crime should be reserved to state governments. Yes there should be federal crimes, and federal enforcement but crime will reduce with spending and monetary reform. I am opposed to having hate crime legislation of any sort, we should not be criminalizing thought.
6. Federal funding of education is unconstitutional; it is not specifically delegated power in the constitution. Federal deficit spending is hurting public education and undermines local budgets and local control. The Federal Department of Education was established 1976, can you honestly say it is improving education?
7. Employment- Federal government interference in employment should be greatly reduced. Most programs have detrimental unintended consequences that generally our reduce employment opportunities. Government deficit spending is the leading cause for the egress of manufacturing jobs in the United States.
8. Environment- If we reduce government spending and reform monetary policy the major benefit would be that in most cases the need for economies of scale would be reduced and production would become localized. Environmental regulation would become more localized and more effective at the state level, and occurrences of interstate and international environmental concerns will be reduced. Of course this would be incremental and common sense will dictate.
9. I am in favor of the literal meaning of the second amendment. I encourage citizens owning guns. I also believe those who abuse the right should be prosecuted. It is primarily a state issue, except in cases of interstate violations. We have current law enforcement to handle that, the ATF and FBI, properly fund those institutions.
10. Our healthcare problems are directly related to inflation including access and quality. Monetary and spending reform will edify local and personal budgets, increase the rates of local saving accounts and increase return on investment on stocks, in the form of dividends. Individual could afford to pay for healthcare and heath insurance would be affordable and heath insurance companies would be numerous and profitable. Heath care charities will increase in number.
11. Immigration- Our present illegal immigration crises is a direct result of inflation cause by monetary and fiscal policy (spending). Monetary and fiscal reform would reduce the need for cheap labor and the creation of a permanent underclass. The return of local production would increase local employment and labor will be affordable. Monetary reform in Mexico would accomplish the same and the flee from Mexico would cease. The need for international free trade agreements will reduce. The need to preserve the spurious value of the dollar through free trade agreements would stop and all countries would benefit though localization of their industries.
12. International Aid- American people have always been generous. Monetary and fiscal reform would enrich the private citizens of all countries. Let the citizens take care of their own, and organizes to help citizens in other countries. Governments use financial aid for leverage and power. Banking establishments who create their own currency instigate governments in wars for their own profiteering.
13. We should win in Iraq, give them back their country and get out, the same with Afghanistan, the war on terror should continue on a constitutional basis. Article One specifies marquis and reprisals as the means to handle things like Islamic fascism, President Jefferson handled it that way in the past and should be a model for the future. Our trade with China is more about controlling inflation than any thing else, it is a perfect example of why we need monetary reform. International policy should be base on honest trade, which includes honest currency, economic and military strength to discourage international despotism, citizens involved in international aid, and governments honoring their citizenship.
14. Terrorist and Judicial Prudence. The Geneva conventions pertain to legal combatants, those who are in uniform of their country who signed or honors the treaty. Article One gives congress the power to suspend habeas corpus when prudent. I believe giving illegal combatants access to our court system, a system they intend to destroy is imprudent. I certainly challenge the wisdom and intentions of those who think it is prudent.
15. I am socially conservative, a Christian, I do not think government should support any thing that is repugnant to our Judean Christian Heritage.
16. Social Security- I honest challenge the constitutionality of Social Security, yet it is here, and ingrained in our culture. I intend to preserve it for those who have relied on it. Monetary reform is needed to preserve social security, inflation is destroying it. Honest currency will strengthen Social Security, and continued unrestrained spending is undermining it through inflation and reduction in population growth as a consequence of inflation. I support those who are young and want to invest in their own accounts and monetary reform will increase investment opportunities. Banking institution will provide incentive for customers to save in their banks because they would no longer be able to create money. The days of less than 1 percent savings accounts would be over.
17. Welfare – Welfare and private payment to citizens is unconstitutional unless it is a fee or salary for service. It is destroying the family and is a disincentive for productive lives. It lowers expectation for people and creates a permanent under class. Work would be prevalent with monetary and fiscal reform. It is an individual responsibility to care for our neighbors, and should be culturally expected.
Frank Waggoner
729 Adams Avenue
Sumter, SC 29150
kfwaggoner@hotmail.com
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Posted: 8/8/2008
